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PRONUNCIATION OF BREACH OF THE PEACE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BREACH OF THE PEACE

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Breach of the peace is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BREACH OF THE PEACE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Breach of the peace

Breach of the peace is a legal term used in constitutional law in English-speaking countries, and in a wider public order sense in the several jurisdictions of the United Kingdom.

Definition of breach of the peace in the English dictionary

The definition of breach of the peace in the dictionary is an offence against public order causing an unnecessary disturbance of the peace.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BREACH OF THE PEACE

breach
breach of contract
breach of promise
breach of security
breach of trust
breacher
bread
bread and butter
bread and circuses
bread and honey
bread basket
bread mould
bread poultice
bread pudding
bread roll
bread sauce
bread shop
bread-and-butter
bread-and-butter letter
bread-and-butter pudding

WORDS THAT END LIKE BREACH OF THE PEACE

at peace
bird of peace
dispeace
disturbance of the peace
Greenpeace
hold one´s peace
justice of the peace
keep the peace
king´s peace
make peace
partnerships for peace
peace
pipe of peace
Prince of Peace

Synonyms and antonyms of breach of the peace in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «breach of the peace» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BREACH OF THE PEACE

Find out the translation of breach of the peace to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of breach of the peace from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «breach of the peace» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

破坏和平
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

quebrantamiento de la paz
570 millions of speakers

English

breach of the peace
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शांति भंग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خرق للسلام
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нарушение мира
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

violação da paz
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শান্তি লঙ্ঘন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rupture de la paix
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pelanggaran keamanan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Friedensbruch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

平和の違反
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

평화 의 위반
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nalisir perdamaian
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phá hoại hòa bình
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அமைதி மீறல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शांततेचा भंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Barışın ihlali
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

violazione della pace
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zakłócanie spokoju
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

порушення миру
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

încălcare a păcii
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παραβίαση της ειρήνης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oortreding van die vrede
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

brott mot freden
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

brudd på freden
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of breach of the peace

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BREACH OF THE PEACE»

The term «breach of the peace» is very widely used and occupies the 15.568 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BREACH OF THE PEACE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «breach of the peace» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «breach of the peace» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about breach of the peace

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BREACH OF THE PEACE»

Discover the use of breach of the peace in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to breach of the peace and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Breach of peace: portraits of the 1961 Mississippi freedom ...
Features mug shots and personal details for more than eighty people who were arrested and convicted for challenging pre-civil rights Mississippi's segregation laws, in a volume that includes interviews with former Freedom Riders.
Eric Etheridge, Roger Wilkins, Diane McWhorter, 2008
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Retreat from Injustice: Human Rights Law in Australia
Common Law Prevention and Control Measures (a) Breach of the peace The concept of a "breach of the peace" is central to common law powers for the prevention of disorder, and an important component of a number of statutory offences.
Nick O'Neill, Simon Rice, Roger Douglas, 2004
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Keeping the Peace: The United Nations and the Maintenance of ...
The Australian representative attempted a definition of a breach of the peace during discussion of the Indonesian question, when he assumed that it meant 'a breach of intemational peace and applies to cases where hostilities are occurring , ...
N. D. White, 1997
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The Justice of the Peace and Parish Officer
... immediately to the breach of the peace -, for though the said words, thou art a liar, thou arta drunken hmlw, are provocations, yet they tendnot immediately to the breach of the peace; as if II/Y/[iam King hadlchallenged Kyrtan to fight with him, ...
Richard Burn, 1785
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Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
Stirlinir — continued. 74 M. M'C. CRIME. SENTENCE. Breach of the peace Theft ditto Assault on wife and breach of the peace. Assault and breach of the peace Breach of the peuce> - ditto - Assault - ditto - Breach of the peace - ditto - - - - ditto .
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1863
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Public Order: Law and Practice
All the legal powers available to police officers to intervene to prevent a breach of the peace are also available to all members of the public. Like police officers, members of the public are entitled to use reasonable force when preventing a ...
John Beggs, George Thomas, Amy Street, 2012
7
Justice of the Peace and Local Government Review
Breach of the peace—Constable's authority to apprehend for, out of view— Pleading. First. Where a trespass amounting to a breach of the peace, as by knocking at the door of a house at night, has been committed out of the view ofn constable, ...
8
The United Nations and the Maintenance of International ...
Although a finding of aggression is much more condemnatory, often, as shall be seen, it produces little by way of sanctioning measures. 'Breach of the peace', although a much more neutral expression when applied to traditional international ...
N. D. White, 1990
9
Public Law Directions
The concept of breach of the peace is an anomaly in English law. Breach of the peace is not a criminal offence (see Williamson v Chief Constable of the West Midlands Police [2004] 1 WLR 14), yet a power of arrest exists in relation to it.
Graeme Broadbent, 2009
10
Smith and Roberson's Business Law
Koontz ar— gues that when the vehicle was taken despite his protest, “Don't take it,” a breach of the peace occurred, citing Dixan v. Ferd Meter Credit C0. (1979), [ citation]. In Dixen, the court, * * * stated that “[w]hen a creditor repossesses in ...
Richard Mann, Barry Roberts, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BREACH OF THE PEACE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term breach of the peace is used in the context of the following news items.
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CALDICOT PROM ARREST: Parents or teachers must accompany …
A 16-YEAR-OLD boy was arrested on suspicion of breach of the peace following the ejection of 135 Caldicot pupils from their prom at ... «South Wales Argus, Jul 15»
2
'ISIS flag' outside Big Ben: Why wasn't man photographed in front of …
Two pieces of legislation are relevant; the Public Order Act 1986 and Terrorism Act 2000, along with common law breach of the peace. «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Osun Workers' Rally: APC fingers PDP, Omisore
... mass rally by aggrieved workers slated for Tuesday in Osogbo, the state capital, warning that the rally could result in the breach of the peace. «Premium Times, Jul 15»
4
Perplexing death still troubles Vt. town, decades later
Gibson was charged with breach of the peace, and served with a summons. Word spread around Newbury, where Gibson was already viewed ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
5
North Fort Myers man subdued after threatening deputies
Humphries is charges with breach of the peace, two counts of resisting an officer without violence and two counts of aggravated assault on an ... «The News-Press, Jul 15»
6
New Haven man accused of threatening to shoot woman, dogs near …
He was arrested and charged with second-degree threatening and second-degree breach of the peace. Camp, who lives in the 600 block of ... «New Haven Register, Jul 15»
7
West Haven man accused of threatening to shoot neighbor on …
Bowling was charged with breach of the peace and threatening. He was held in lieu of $2,500 bail and was scheduled to appear in court ... «New Haven Register, Jul 15»
8
130 schoolchildren kicked out of end-of-term prom after smuggling …
One 16-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of breach of the peace and taken home by police officers. His classmates were left standing ... «South Wales Evening Post, Jul 15»
9
Courts and the challenge of compliance with their orders
The court believes that unless and until this application is granted, there will be serious breach of the peace and the res in this case cannot be ... «The Guardian Nigeria, Jul 15»
10
Woman arrested on racial abuse allegation
A 53-year-old woman was arrested on Saturday and held in custody for allegations of breach of the peace and being racially abusive towards ... «Kirkintilloch Herald, Jul 15»

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